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The Hands2Help 2019 comfort quilt challenge is a wrap! I delivered two baby quilts and two burp cloths to Jack’s Basket. Marie, their operations manager, was kind enough to pose with my Baby Butterfly Patch quilt. I’m so glad I was able to complete my …
I’m so excited: I finally finished a quilt! Last night I added a navy binding to Baby Butterfly Patch. Here’s a peek at the pieced backing with my all-time favorite novelty print. As I mentioned in an earlier blog post, I modified the Butterfly Patch …
Sandra at mmm! quilts is hosting a quilt along for her Beothuk Star pattern. So far she’s provided the fabric requirements and cutting instructions. If you’d like to join in, this is a laid-back project with some very fun fabric options. Check them out at …
Happy April Fool’s Day! I’m joining Bernie at Needle and Foot today to share a real life quilting story that makes me feel a little foolish. It’s time to embrace my imperfection and show one of my projects that didn’t go as planned. I’ve had …
Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict challenged all the Hands 2 Help 2019 participants to share a few great ideas. Before I get to that, here’s the pieced quilt top I made to donate to Jack’s Basket! I can easily imagine a mom placing …
Last week I gave in to a bad attitude and blame it on the arctic temperatures and massive amounts of snow in Minnesota. So this week I decided to create a Happiness Project. It’s pretty simple: I’m going to make happy little baby quilts. Charming …
The new Fat Quarter Shop shortcut quilt pattern is Jolly Bar Bon Bons. (It’s free!) To make the 60-inch square quilt, you’ll need one jolly bar (a package of 42 5-inch by 10-inch rectangles) and background fabric. For my version of the quilt, I used …
Minnesota is strutting her stuff: balmy days that thaw the snow and ice, followed by bitterly cold wind, freezing rain, and a snowstorm. I love the fragrance of soft snow slowly melting on a warm day, but I don’t love the rest of it. So, …
I started this year by sharing why I make quilts, and my last post was specifically why people make baby quilts. Today I’d like to round out that list with a few more reasons people choose to make quilts: Making a quilt is a form …
